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Bruins Edge Hawkeyes, 20-17

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November 9th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

PASADENA, California – The University of Iowa football team was defeated by UCLA, 20-17 Friday night, at the Rose Bowl. Iowa started strong building a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, with Kaleb Johnson scoring a 2-yard touchdown run and Drew Stevens adding a 24-yard field goal.

On the day Johnson had 49 yards on 18 attempts with the one touchdown. UCLA rattled off 17 unanswered points connecting on a 57-yard field goal before scoring two touchdown passes of two yards and 29 yards, respectively. The Bruins took a 17-10 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Neither team found the endzone in the third quarter. Iowa broke the second-half scoring drought and tied the game in the fourth quarter with a 1-yard touchdown run by Kamari Moulton, capping a 13-play, 61-yard drive. With just under five minutes remaining, UCLA kicked a 27-yard field goal to take the lead. Iowa’s final drive stalled, and the Bruins ran out the clock to secure the win.

Iowa had 185 passing yards in the contest, with Brendan Sullivan going 6-for-9 for 157 passing yards and two interceptions before being relieved by Jackson Stratton who went 3-for-6 for 28 yards. Jacob Gill pulled down 138 receiving yards on six receptions. The Hawkeyes were led defensively by Nick Jackson with 12 tackles (nine solo). Zach Lutmer and Quinn Schulte each pulled in an interception, and Kyler Fisher forced a fumble. The Bruins had 415 yards on the day compared to Iowa’s 265.

Hawkeye Coach Kirk Ferentz said after the game: “Obviously not a lot to say, disappointing for us. Just got done telling the team that one thing about football is you typically get what you deserve. We certainly didn’t play well enough to expect to win tonight. Basically, in every category. Nothing really clicked for us, and nothing looked great. So, we turn the page, really all we can be worried about right now is the next two games. It works out that we will try to regroup here in the bye week. Disappointing night.”

The Hawkeyes are idle next week. Iowa returns to action Nov. 23 at Maryland.

Football Quarterfinal Scoreboard from Friday Nov. 8

Sports

November 8th, 2024 by Christian Adams

Class A

Tri-Center – 47 vs ACGC – 20
West Hancock – 44 vs Woodbury Central – 15
Saint Ansgar – 44 vs  Maquoketa Valley – 13
Madrid – 27 vs Lisbon – 14

Class 1A 

Hinton – 37 vs Underwood – 15
Grundy Center – 35 vs Sumner-Fredericksburg 6
Dike-New Hartford – 36 vs South Hardin – 19
Wilton – 21 vs Regina Catholic – 14

Class 2A

West Lyon – 49 vs Kuemper Catholic – 14
PCM – 41 vs Mid-Prairie – 0
Spirit Lake – 42 vs North Fayette Valley – 13
Van Meter – 31 vs  Anamosa – 0

Class 3A 

Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 53 vs Nevada – 21
Humboldt – 35 vs Solon – 3
Wahlert Catholic – 24 vs Independence – 7
Mount Vernon – 31 vs Algona – 28

Class 4A 

Lewis Central – 32 vs ADM – 25
North Polk – 35 vs Xavier – 14
North Scott – 28 vs Decorah – 24
Pella – 19 vs Gilbert – 14

Class 5A Quarterfinals

Iowa City Liberty – 21 vs Ankeny – 13
Southeast Polk – 42 vs Iowa City West – 15
Dowling Catholic – 14 vs Ankeny Centennial – 10
Valley – 38 vs Johnston – 35

Hawkeyes Fall at No.23 Minnesota

Sports

November 8th, 2024 by Christian Adams

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – University of Iowa swimming and diving fell to No. 23 Minnesota, 192-108, at Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center on Friday evening.

“From the beginning of the meet, we showed determination, grit, and focus,” Iowa head coach Nathan Mundt said. “Although the team score didn’t fall our way, our entire team got better tonight. We fought and competed in every event against a Top 25 opponent. We’re excited to get back to work and continue to improve at our Hawkeye Invitational coming up next.”

Iowa collected five individual wins. Sophomore Olivia Swalley accounted for three of the Hawkeyes’ victories in the 100 (1:03.48) and 200 (2:17.51) breaststroke, respectively, as well as the 400 IM (4:17.46). Senior diver Makayla Hughbanks contributed to the other wins for Iowa. Hughbanks collected a season best and an event win with her score of 325.43 in the 3-meter dive and scored 282.90 points to win the 1-meter dive.

The University of Iowa women’s swimming and diving team returns home to host the Hawkeye Invitational Nov. 21-23. Prelims begin at 10 a.m. (CT) and the finals will start at 5 p.m. (CT) each day in the CRWC Natatorium.

Hawkeyes Defeated by No. 7 Wisconsin

Sports

November 8th, 2024 by Christian Adams

MADISON, Wis. – The University of Iowa volleyball team dropped a match in straight sets to No. 7 Wisconsin on Friday night at the UW Field House. The Hawkeyes fall to 9–16 and 3–10 in conference.

Freshman Malu Garcia recorded a double-double with 12 kills and career-high 11 digs. Sophomore Hannah Whittingstall recorded seven kills, five blocks, three digs and hit at a team-high .412 clip, with no attacking errors. Redshirt freshman Alyssa Worden tallied six kills, with five coming in the third set.

MATCH SUMMARY
SET ONE (WISCONSIN 25-15)
Wisconsin got out to an early 2-0 lead before a kill from senior Gracie Gibson got the Hawkeyes on the board. Wisconsin would go on a 4-0 run to lead 6-2, and Iowa responded with its own 3-0 run to get within two at 7-5. Wisconsin won the race to 10 and pushed to 13-6 before Iowa called its first timeout. The Badgers would continue to find small runs to push ahead. A kill from Garcia and service ace from senior Joy Galles got the Hawkeyes to double digits before Wisconsin pulled away at 21-11, forcing Iowa’s second timeout. Back-to-back kills from Whittingstall and freshman Dominique Phills was the last push before Wisconsin closed out the set.

SET TWO (WISCONSIN 25-17)
A kill from Gibson got the Hawkeyes on the board to tie the set at 1-1. Both teams traded points, with neither finding separation. Wisconsin found two small runs to push ahead 10-6. The Hawkeyes battled point-for-point with the Badgers, finding ways to score off smart plays and capitalized on a 3-0 run to tie the set at 14-14. Wisconsin responded with a 6-0 run to push ahead to 20-14, forcing an Iowa timeout. Kills from Worden and Garcia gave Iowa some momentum before the Badgers finished on a 5-3 run to take a two set lead.

SET THREE (WISCONSIN 25-13)
The Hawkeyes got on top first with a kill from Garcia to lead 1-0. Both teams traded runs with Iowa finding a 5-4 lead off kills from Garcia and Whittingstall and a block from Whittingstall and Worden. Both teams continued to trade swings and points, tying at 8-8 early in set three. Wisconsin used a 5-0 run to push in front, 13-8. A kill from Gibson would halt the run, but the Hawkeyes would be unable to shift the momentum. The Badgers would finish the set on a 12-5 run to take the match.

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes travel home to Xtream Arena on Sunday to face Northwestern at 2:00 p.m. (CT). This is the second meeting between the teams in 2024. It is Iowa’s Military Appreciation game. The match will be streamed on B1G+ and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

No. 20 Stanford Defeats Shorthanded Cyclones in Season Opener

Sports

November 8th, 2024 by Christian Adams

Ames, Iowa – Ames, Iowa – No. 6 Iowa State opened the 2024-25 wrestling season Friday night, as the shorthanded Cyclones dropped a 23-21 decision to No. 20 Stanford. The Cyclones entered the dual down five starters. The Cyclones had won six-straight season-opening duals entering the night.

Eight Cyclones made their Hilton Coliseum debut on Friday night.

Iowa State started with a 6-0 lead in the dual score courtesy of a forfeit at 125 pounds, accepted for the Cyclones by true freshman Adrian Meza. At 133 pounds, Stanford’s No. 20 Tyler Knox used a takedown and 3-point nearfall in the first period, as he beat Garrett Grice by 10-0 major decision. Trailing 4-3 after a first period takedown, Zach Redding lost by fall in 5:50 to Aden Valencia, as the Cardinal took a 10-6 lead after 141 pounds.

In the marquee matchup of the night at 149 pounds, Iowa State’s No. 6 Anthony Echemendia faced No. 10 Jaden Abas. A late takedown in the first period gave Abas a 3-0 lead, but Echemendia countered with a seven-point move of his own to end the second period with a 7-4 lead. Echemendia used a takedown in the final minute and a point for riding time for the 11-5 victory. The defending Big 12 Champion improved to 16-3 in dual meets in his career.

Stanford’s Grigor Cholakyan used a seven-point move late in the first period to spoil Kane Naaktgeboren’s collegiate debut, as Cholakyan won by fall in 5:32 at 157 pounds. Stanford’s No. 8 Hunter Garvin, an Iowa City native, used a first period takedown and a pair of late ones, as he defeated Connor Euton 10-3 at 165 pounds. At 174 pounds, Aiden Riggins gave up seven points in the third period, as he dropped a 10-1 major decision to No. 21 Lorenzo Norman.

Making his Cyclone debut at 184 pounds, No. 19 Evan Bockman used three takedowns in the final :45 to seal a 15-7 major decision over Luke Duthie. Redshirt Freshman Christian Carroll made his collegiate dual debut at 197 pounds, as he defeated No. 13 Nick Stemmet 11-7. Carroll used a pair of takedowns in the first period, and another in the second, for the victory. True freshman Daniel Herrera made his collegiate debut at heavyweight, picking up a 20-4 (5:47) technical fall over Jackson Mankowski. Herrera was a force, recording a takedown in the first period, three in the second and a pair in the third for the technical fall.

Tri-Center overtakes Chargers in Quarterfinal contest

Sports

November 8th, 2024 by Christian Adams

The Tri-Center Trojans came out focused and won 47-20 in a quarterfinal match against the ACGC Chargers on Friday night. In a game riddled with turnovers and penalties, it never seemed that ACGC keep positive momentum going or stop the rushing attack of Carter Kunze as he continually kept the Chargers defense on their heels.

The first quarter started a with a mutual three and outs for both sides as it seemed that a defensive battle was in store. On Tri-Center’s following possession they diligently moved the ball down into ACGC’s 10-yard line, where they handed it off to Kunze from nine-yards out to give them a 6-0 start. The Chargers had a long response of their own chewing up six minutes of clock before a 38- yard touchdown run of their own to make it a 7-6 ACGC lead. The first quarter had one more score as time expired with a 24 yard touchdown throw from AJ Harder to Cael Witt, as the game was 12-7 with a failed two point conversion.

In the second quarter the game remained neutral as Joe Crawford took a hand off 47 yards down the middle off the field for a touchdown and giving the lead back to ACGC at 14-12. The Trojans offense seemed to still and punted the ball away to ACGC on their ensuing drive. Midway through the second Tri-Center found a break with an interception by South to Kunze turned into a pick six, with a halftime score of 20-14 at halftime.

In the third quarter the turnover troubles continued for ACGC with a fumble recovered by Tri-Center close to the Trojan redone. The Trojans then leaned on Kunze for another big play and he delivered slashing his way 24 yards down the sideline for another touchdown. The score then morphed into 26-14 in favor of the Trojans. The Chargers quickly responded a few plays later thanks to a pitch for Brexton Schneider as he outran the Tri-Center secondary for 40-yards and a touchdown. it was back to a one score game at 26-20. The Trojans would take back the momentum in the third with another deadly Kunze touchdown run, this time from 51 yards away, and through multiple Charger defenders bringing it to 33-20.

Things would slip away in the fourth quarter for ACGC as their offense saw multiple false start penalties and dropped passes. This consistently put the Chargers behind the sticks and away from their game plan. Tri-Center would capitalize with another touchdown throw from Harder to Zach Nelson at the pylon to add on to the lead at 41-20. The rest of the fourth quarter had three more turnovers for ACGC, including a Charger scoop and score as time expired with a mishandled pitch. the final score on the clock would be 47-20.

ACGC head coach Cody Matthewson noted that the four turnovers played a big part on the Chargers loss Friday night.

Coach Matthewson also gave credit to the way that Carter Kunze played scoring four total touchdowns.

Even with a loss that hurts, coach Matthewson is hopeful about next year’s group and the experience that they will bring.

ACGC’s final record with Friday’s loss, falls to 10-1 on the season.

Trump’s Iowa victory margin largest in decades, Democrats assess 2024 ‘gut punch’

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November 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Donald Trump won all but five counties in Iowa and Republicans gained seats in the Iowa legislature in this week’s election. Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart has issued a written statement, calling the results “an absolute gut punch.”

University of Northern Iowa political science professor Christopher Larimer said it shows the urban-rural divide in Iowa continues to expand and the shift toward Republican candidates for the legislature that began in 2010 continues. “The turnout rates have been relatively the same over those same election cycles, so it’s not like the electorate’s expanding a lot or contracting a lot,” Larimer said. “At least the overall numbers seem to be staying the same and obviously new people come in and vote, but we’re seeing a further shift to the right.”

Matt Paul, a former aide to Tom Vilsack, ran Tom Harkin’s last U-S Senate campaign, worked on Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign and is now a consultant. He said Democrats have a “profound” messaging problem. “We need to go back to the drawing board as a party and rebuild the party,” Paul said today during taping of “Iowa Press” which airs this evening on Iowa PBS.

Paul cited data heading into the election showing 65% to 70% of Americans thought the country was headed in the wrong direction and he said the election results show Democrats need to rethink how they talk about the economic issues Americans face on a daily basis.

Former Vilsack aide Matt Paull, on left, and former Branstad aide Jimmy Centers on the Iowa Press set on Nov. 8, 2024.. (Iowa PBS photo)

“Especially in a presidential race, right? They are pocketbook elections and we missed the pocketbook completely,” Paul said. “…It’s already begun — a lot of bloviating about what happened and everyone thinks they want to fix it on the Democratic side, especially in the consultancy orbit…because if we take the same approach, if we take the same path, we will not see electoral success in the future.”

Jimmy Centers, who was a spokesman for Governor Terry Branstad, has worked on local, state and presidential campaigns and also appears on this week’s “Iowa Press” episode. Centers said he was struck by Trump’s margin of victory in Iowa. “I thought Trump would win,” Centers said. “I didn’t see him winning by as large of a margin as he did and I thought we were going to have some battles, particularly in the urban areas and in the Polk and Dallas County areas fared a lot better for Republicans.”

Trump won Iowa by over 13 points. No presidential candidate in the past half century has won the state by a larger margin.

“You can like or dislike how President-elect Trump speaks, but American voters clearly respond to the direct and frank nature of his remarks. That has been proven in this election,” Centers said. “He’s focusing on issues that are most important to them, from public safety to economic issues, and they give him a pass on this other stuff. It’s part of the brand that he’s built.”

Larimer, who spoke with Radio Iowa by phone, said Biden’s low job approval rating and voter attitudes about the economy in the spring were key indicators of the likely outcome of the presidential race this fall. “The very simple forecasting models in political science say you can look at approval ratings, you look at economic growth in the second quarter of an election year,” Larimer said, “and that tell you a lot about what is going to happen in November.”

And Larimer said the hyper-partisan atmosphere at the national level has accelerated over the past 16 years and that national conversation is also affecting how people view the parties here in Iowa.

Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart sent a memo to the party’s governing board, saying it’s “really hard to envision what is next for Democrats.” She also urged Democrats not to “throw up their hands and give up,: but to prepare for the next election in 2026.

Citizenship on some ballots could impact close legislative race

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November 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate’s challenge of votes by potential non-citizens could factor in the state Senate District 14 race. The Dallas County Auditor cannot count ballots from people on that list unless the individuals prove they voted legally. There were 19 ballots on hold as of this morning (Friday) — which is equal to Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott’s lead over Republican Mark Hanson.

Trone Garriott says every legal ballot should be counted. “There are people who are citizens who have a right to vote and who don’t know that their right has been challenged.”

Notices were mailed about one week ago to the people on the Secretary of State’s list. Dallas County Auditor Julia Holm says her office has also called people they had numbers for. Any new citizens in Iowa who voted early or by mail should contact their county auditor to make sure their ballot is counted by the deadline at noon on Tuesday.

Gov. Reynolds extends Harvest Proclamation

Ag/Outdoor, News

November 8th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES— Gov. Kim Reynolds today signed an extension of the proclamation relating to the weight limits and transportation of grain, fertilizer, and manure.
The proclamation is effective immediately and continues through December 8, 2024. The proclamation allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage, stover, fertilizer (dry, liquid, and gas), and manure (dry and liquid) to be overweight (not exceeding 90,000 pounds gross weight) without a permit for the duration of this proclamation.
This proclamation applies to loads transported on all highways within Iowa (excluding the interstate system) and those which do not exceed a maximum of 90,000 pounds gross weight, do not exceed the maximum axle weight limit determined under the non-primary highway maximum gross weight table in Iowa Code § 321.463 (6) (b), by more than 12.5 percent, do not exceed the legal maximum axle weight limit of 20,000 pounds, and comply with posted limits on roads and bridges.

Who’s Gonna Win? 2024 Final Standings

Trojan Preview/Who’s Gonna Win?

November 8th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Chris Parks, Asa Lucas, Christian Adams, and Matt Mullenix take a look at 8 area high school football games each week throughout the season. We try to provide some insight into the match-ups while competing for top prognosticator and the Whosman Trophy.

Congratulations to our 2024 winner Christian Adams! Thanks for listening all season and thanks again to Rush CPA & Associates and Fareway for helping us bring you the show this season again.

Last Week:

Chris Parks 5-3

Matt Mullenix 4-4
Asa Lucas 1-7
Christian Adams 7-1

Final Overall 2024 Standings:

Chris Parks 63-17

Matt Mullenix 63-17
Asa Lucas 55-25
Christian Adams 68-12